Sting 63-58 Sun (19 Jun, 2004) Play-by-Play

Charlotte Sting

5-5, 3-3 away

	1	2	OT	T
CHA	26	25	12	63
CT	22	29	7	58

Connecticut Sun

4-7, 2-4 home

Nykesha Sales missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Katie Douglas missed Layup.
Wendy Palmer made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Nykesha Sales missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 14 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.
Katie Douglas missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Katie Douglas made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Katie Douglas missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jen Derevjanik missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Wendy Palmer missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Douglas made 1 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Katie Douglas missed 16 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones made 16 ft Jumper.
Candace Futrell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Nykesha Sales missed 4 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen missed 8 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Lindsay Whalen missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Douglas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Wendy Palmer made Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed Layup.
Katie Douglas missed 19 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed 9 ft Hook Shot.
Katie Douglas missed 17 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Andrea Stinson.
Nykesha Sales made 19 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Asjha Jones missed 4 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Nykesha Sales made Layup.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 3 ft Jumper.
Jen Derevjanik made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Jen Derevjanik missed 17 ft Jumper.
Wendy Palmer made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Katie Douglas made Jumper. Assisted by Jessica Brungo.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Wendy Palmer made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Lindsay Whalen missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 4 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Douglas missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Nykesha Sales missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Nykesha Sales missed 8 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Two Point Shot.
Nykesha Sales made 20 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed 18 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Asjha Jones missed 14 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 6 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.
Asjha Jones missed 16 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Allison Feaster made 8 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Andrea Stinson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Layup. Blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Andrea Stinson missed Layup.
Allison Feaster missed 17 ft Jumper.
Olympia Scott-Richardson made Layup. Assisted by Allison Feaster.
Dawn Staley missed Layup.
Dawn Staley made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Tynesha Lewis made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Nicole Powell missed 15 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made 3 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Andrea Stinson.
Tynesha Lewis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tynesha Lewis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Allison Feaster missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tynesha Lewis missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Allison Feaster missed 19 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tynesha Lewis made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Andrea Stinson made 11 ft Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante missed 16 ft Jumper.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed 4 ft Jumper.
Andrea Stinson made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Andrea Stinson missed Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Andrea Stinson made Layup.
Allison Feaster missed 18 ft Jumper.
La'Keshia Frett missed Layup.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Allison Feaster missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Andrea Stinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Andrea Stinson missed 3 ft Two Point Shot.
La'Keshia Frett made Layup.
Tynesha Lewis made Layup. Assisted by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Mazzante.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Layup.
Allison Feaster missed Two Point Shot.
Olympia Scott-Richardson missed Layup.
Kelly Mazzante made 12 ft Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante missed Layup. Blocked by Katie Douglas.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Andrea Stinson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrea Stinson.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 2 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Allison Feaster missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dawn Staley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dawn Staley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Allison Feaster.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed 14 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Allison Feaster made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Dawn Staley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dawn Staley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Andrea Stinson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Andrea Stinson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.

STING

SUN

TIME		CHA	CT
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Tammy Sutton-Brown vs. Taj McWilliams-Franklin. Nykesha Sales gains possession.	0	0
19:52	Nykesha Sales missed 5 ft Hook Shot.	0	0
19:51	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:30	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup.	2	0
19:19	Tammy Sutton-Brown Personal Foul	2	0
19:19	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	1
19:19	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	1
19:17	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Defensive Rebound.	2	1
18:59	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.	2	1
18:58	Katie Douglas Defensive Rebound.	2	1
18:54	Katie Douglas Bad Pass. Stolen by Andrea Stinson.	2	1
18:47	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	4	1
18:47	Nykesha Sales Shooting Foul	4	1
18:47	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 1.	5	1
18:27	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 6 ft Two Point Shot.	5	3
18:22	Dawn Staley Bad Pass	5	3
18:07	Katie Douglas missed Layup.	5	3
18:06	Allison Feaster Defensive Rebound.	5	3
17:47	Tammy Sutton-Brown Lost Ball. Stolen by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	5	3
17:40	Wendy Palmer made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.	5	5
17:15	Allison Feaster made 8 ft Jumper.	7	5
17:04	Nykesha Sales missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	5
17:01	Allison Feaster Defensive Rebound.	7	5
17:00	Allison Feaster Bad Pass. Stolen by Nykesha Sales.	7	5
16:57	Nykesha Sales missed 14 ft Jumper.	7	5
16:54	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	7	5
16:38	Allison Feaster made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	9	5
16:30	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.	9	5
16:29	Katie Douglas Offensive Rebound.	9	5
16:27	Katie Douglas missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	5
16:24	Allison Feaster Defensive Rebound.	9	5
16:06	Andrea Stinson missed 16 ft Jumper.	9	5
16:04	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	9	5
15:59	Lindsay Whalen Lost Ball. Stolen by Dawn Staley.	9	5
15:37	Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Layup. Blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	9	5
15:34	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	9	5
15:26	Lindsay Whalen Lost Ball. Stolen by Allison Feaster.	9	5
15:22	Dawn Staley Bad Pass. Stolen by Katie Douglas.	9	5
15:15	Lindsay Whalen made Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	9	7
14:45	Andrea Stinson missed Layup.	9	7
14:44	Katie Douglas Defensive Rebound.	9	7
14:41	Andrea Stinson Personal Foul	9	7
14:41	Official Timeout.	9	7
14:41	Olympia Scott-Richardson enters the game for Tammy Sutton-Brown.	9	7
14:41	Jen Derevjanik enters the game for Lindsay Whalen.	9	7
14:11	Katie Douglas made 10 ft Two Point Shot.	9	9
13:37	Allison Feaster missed 17 ft Jumper.	9	9
13:34	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	9	9
13:18	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Personal Foul	9	9
13:18	Jessica Brungo enters the game for Nykesha Sales.	9	9
13:18	Nicole Powell enters the game for Andrea Stinson.	9	9
13:15	Katie Douglas missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	9
13:12	Wendy Palmer Offensive Rebound.	9	9
13:11	Jen Derevjanik missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	9
13:10	Dawn Staley Defensive Rebound.	9	9
12:56	Jen Derevjanik Personal Foul	9	9
12:56	Asjha Jones enters the game for Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	9	9
12:38	Olympia Scott-Richardson made Layup. Assisted by Allison Feaster.	11	9
12:26	Asjha Jones missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.	11	9
12:23	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Defensive Rebound.	11	9
12:18	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Traveling	11	9
12:18	Tynesha Lewis enters the game for Allison Feaster.	11	9
12:07	Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.	11	11
11:51	Dawn Staley missed Layup.	11	11
11:48	Jessica Brungo Defensive Rebound.	11	11
11:40	Wendy Palmer missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	11
11:38	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Defensive Rebound.	11	11
11:37	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Discontinue Dribble	11	11
11:37	Official Timeout.	11	11
11:37	Tammy Sutton-Brown enters the game for Olympia Scott-Richardson.	11	11
11:37	Taj McWilliams-Franklin enters the game for Wendy Palmer.	11	11
11:27	Katie Douglas made 1 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.	11	13
11:03	Dawn Staley made 9 ft Two Point Shot.	13	13
10:51	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 1 ft Two Point Shot.	13	13
10:48	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	13	13
10:30	Tynesha Lewis made 7 ft Two Point Shot.	15	13
10:15	Katie Douglas missed 16 ft Jumper.	15	13
10:14	Nicole Powell Defensive Rebound.	15	13
10:00	Asjha Jones Personal Foul	15	13
10:00	Candace Futrell enters the game for Katie Douglas.	15	13
10:00	Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Jen Derevjanik.	15	13
10:00	Nykesha Sales enters the game for Jessica Brungo.	15	13
9:48	Nicole Powell missed 15 ft Jumper.	15	13
9:47	Charlotte Defensive Rebound.	15	13
9:47	Tammy Sutton-Brown Loose Ball Foul	15	13
9:33	Allison Feaster enters the game for Charlotte Smith-Taylor.	15	13
9:15	Asjha Jones made 16 ft Jumper.	15	15
8:51	Candace Futrell Shooting Foul	15	15
8:51	Allison Feaster made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	15
8:51	Allison Feaster made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	15
8:36	Candace Futrell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	15
8:33	Tynesha Lewis Defensive Rebound.	17	15
8:15	Nicole Powell Personal Foul	17	15
8:07	Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	17	17
7:48	Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	17
7:46	Nykesha Sales Defensive Rebound.	17	17
7:39	Dawn Staley Personal Foul	17	17
7:39	Connecticut Full Timeout.	17	17
7:39	Charlotte Smith-Taylor enters the game for Nicole Powell.	17	17
7:39	Andrea Stinson enters the game for Dawn Staley.	17	17
7:35	Tammy Sutton-Brown Personal Foul	17	17
7:35	Olympia Scott-Richardson enters the game for Tammy Sutton-Brown.	17	17
7:31	Nykesha Sales missed 4 ft Jumper.	17	17
7:28	Tynesha Lewis Defensive Rebound.	17	17
7:03	Charlotte 20 Sec. Timeout.	17	17
6:58	Charlotte Smith-Taylor made 3 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Andrea Stinson.	19	17
6:46	Asjha Jones Bad Pass	19	17
6:46	Wendy Palmer enters the game for Asjha Jones.	19	17
6:24	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Shooting Foul	19	17
6:24	Tynesha Lewis made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	17
6:24	Katie Douglas enters the game for Candace Futrell.	20	17
6:24	Tynesha Lewis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	17
6:22	Katie Douglas Defensive Rebound.	20	17
6:05	Lindsay Whalen missed 8 ft Jumper.	20	17
6:03	Olympia Scott-Richardson Defensive Rebou.	20	17
5:47	Allison Feaster missed 16 ft Jumper.	20	17
5:45	Lindsay Whalen Defensive Rebound.	20	17
5:26	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.	20	17
5:24	Allison Feaster Defensive Rebound.	20	17
4:58	Tynesha Lewis missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	20	17
4:54	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Offensive Rebound.	20	17
4:39	Allison Feaster missed 19 ft Jumper.	20	17
4:37	Andrea Stinson Offensive Rebound.	20	17
4:20	Allison Feaster missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	17
4:18	Andrea Stinson Offensive Rebound.	20	17
3:56	Olympia Scott-Richardson Lost Ball. Stolen by Katie Douglas.	20	17
3:45	Lindsay Whalen missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	17
3:42	Wendy Palmer Offensive Rebound.	20	17
3:25	Katie Douglas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.	20	20
2:58	Tynesha Lewis made 3 ft Two Point Shot.	22	20
2:44	Wendy Palmer made Jumper.	22	22
2:23	Andrea Stinson made 11 ft Jumper.	24	22
2:08	Kicked Ball	24	22
2:08	Official Timeout.	24	22
2:08	Asjha Jones enters the game for Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	24	22
2:08	Jen Derevjanik enters the game for Lindsay Whalen.	24	22
2:08	Dawn Staley enters the game for Andrea Stinson.	24	22
2:08	Kelly Mazzante enters the game for Tynesha Lewis.	24	22
1:50	Asjha Jones missed Layup.	24	22
1:47	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Defensive Rebound.	24	22
1:21	Kelly Mazzante missed 16 ft Jumper.	24	22
1:19	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	24	22
1:14	Kicked Ball	24	22
1:06	Wendy Palmer 3 second	24	22
50.9	Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed 4 ft Jumper.	24	22
48.9	Kelly Mazzante Offensive Rebound.	24	22
40.7	Katie Douglas Personal Foul	24	22
40.7	Andrea Stinson enters the game for Allison Feaster.	24	22
23.5	Andrea Stinson made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	26	22
1.3	Katie Douglas missed 19 ft Jumper.	26	22
0.3	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Defensive Rebound.	26	22
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	26	22

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Sting
62
Sun
71

Game 1

4/6

Sting
63
Sun
58

Game 2

19/6

Sun
55
Sting
62

Game 3

2/9

Sun
81
Sting
67

Game 4

16/9

Mohegan Sun Arena

12:00 AM, 19 June 2004

Uncasville, CT

Referees:
Roy Gulbeyan
Sue Blauch
Laura Morris

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
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Connecticut	28	12	.700	4	W1
Indiana	20	20	.500	12	L1
Atlanta	15	25	.375	17	W3
Washington	14	26	.350	18	W1
Chicago	13	27	.325	19	L5

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